Forest Grove

The developers pieced together some interesting ideas. However, the execution, controls, and core gameplay loop were disappointing. I desperately wanted this to grab my attention, but it never did. As such, I cannot recommend it. Yet, more information can be found here! Will you solve the mystery? Find the clues, solve the puzzles, and point some fingers.

Forest Grove is not the stocking filler I have hoped for. It is a mediocre game at best, that does not offer any real challenge or satisfaction. The game mechanics are way too simple and repetitive, the hardest part being to decern what is relevant for the case and what is not.

Forest Grove has a good concept but doesn't take advantage of its unique aspects. The future setting is just a gimmick to see how scenes play out. Though I enjoyed looking for the evidence and making the connections to find out what happened to Zooey, the game constantly held my hand but let it go right at the end when I needed its help the most. It's short, it's simple, and it's predictable.

Forest Grove is very short and a little rough around the edges but it's a decent mystery story that kept me interested throughout and made me want to keep playing to find every piece of evidence I could to complete the story.